stanching
Stopping the bleeding
Stanching is the act of stopping a flow, especially of blood from a wound: The medic focused on stanching the bleeding.
The word extends to stopping any unwanted outflow: stanching the tide of refugees, stanching financial losses.
Also spelled staunching, though stanch and staunch have begun to diverge in usage.
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- pressureForce upon contact
- bandageWound covering strip
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- compressionForcing into smaller space
wound · clotting · coagulation · hemostasis · platelets · fibrin · suture · ligature
Water-holding barrier
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- blockageObstruction halting movement
stemming · curbing · checking · obstruction · leak · seepage · drainage · spillage
Root-form reduction process
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- checkingAct of verification
- arrestingStrikingly attention-grabbing
curbing · containing · suppressing · quelling · controlling · tide · losses · outflow
Root-form reduction process
- curbingLimiting or restraining
- slowingDecreasing in velocity
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- curtailingReducing in extent
checking · controlling · containing · suppressing · diminishing · arresting · halting · abating
Severity-based prioritization
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
lifesaving · critical · casualty · arterial · shock · stabilization · battlefield
tourniquet
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
compression · wound · clotting · coagulation · hemostasis · platelets · fibrin · suture · ligature · artery
dam
Water-holding barrier
blockage · stemming · curbing · checking · obstruction · leak · seepage · drainage · spillage · runoff
stemming
Root-form reduction process
arresting · curbing · containing · suppressing · quelling · controlling · tide · losses · outflow · exodus
stemming
Root-form reduction process
curtailing · checking · controlling · containing · suppressing · diminishing · arresting · halting · abating · restraining
triage
Severity-based prioritization
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
urgent · lifesaving · critical · casualty · arterial · shock · stabilization · battlefield
- blood clottingfibrin, thrombin, prothrombin, fibrinogen, platelet
stanchingreleasing
Allowing to escape
unleashing · opening · draining · bleeding · pouring
stanchingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
promoting · facilitating · enabling · accelerating · stimulating
stanchingspreading
Extending over space
expanding · increasing · amplifying · exacerbating · aggravating